Andri Guðjohnsen

Andri Guðjohnsen
Personal information
Full name Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen
Date of birth (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2013 Barcelona
2013–2015 Gavà
2015–2018 Espanyol
2018–2021 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Real Madrid B 19 (4)
2022–2024 IFK Norrköping 29 (1)
2023–2024Lyngby (loan) 28 (13)
2024 Lyngby 0 (0)
2024–2025 Gent 34 (5)
2025– Blackburn Rovers 16 (6)
International career
2017 Iceland U16 7 (2)
2017–2019 Iceland U17 12 (8)
2017–2018 Iceland U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Iceland U19 10 (4)
2023 Iceland U21 2 (0)
2021– Iceland 39 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025

Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen (Icelandic pronunciation: [antri kvuðjɔnsɛn]) (born 29 January 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Iceland national team.[2]

Early life

Born in London,[3][4][5] Andri is the son of the former Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea and Barcelona footballer Eiður Guðjohnsen,[6] the grandson of former Anderlecht star Arnór Guðjohnsen, the younger brother of Sarpsborg 08 footballer Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen[7] and the older brother of Malmö FF footballer Daníel Guðjohnsen.

Club career

Andri Guðjohnsen started playing football in Barcelona, but after three years in La Masia, he left to play for his local club, Gavà, before joining Barcelona's rivals Espanyol in 2015.[4]

He moved to Real Madrid, another rival of Barcelona, from Espanyol in the summer of 2018.[8] He had scored 20 goals for Espanyol youth teams the previous season,[9] and Real was reported to have made the youngster's signing a top priority, also including Andri's younger brother Dani in the deal.[4] His first season in Madrid was successful, as his performances earned him a place in the U19 squad at only 16 years old, where he scored several goals, under Raúl's management.[4][10] He also finished the season as the top scorer for Real Madrid Juvenil C (Under-17).[11]

In July 2020, Andri tore an anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and was expected to miss six months.[12] In July 2021, Andri was promoted to the Castilla side, and in September 2021, he was included in Real Madrid's Champions League squad for the first time.[13][14] In the summer of 2022, Andri found himself out of favour in the Castilla side, leading him to leave and sign for IFK Norrköping.

On 18 August 2023, Andri joined Danish Superliga side Lyngby on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[15] On 17 April 2024, Lyngby announced that they had redeemed the buyout clause on Andri, and he signed a three-year contract.[16] Less than two months later, Lyngby announced they had sold Gudjohnson to Belgian club Gent, in what is reputed to be the biggest ever sale for the club.[2]

On 31 August 2025, Guðjohnsen joined Blackburn Rovers on a 3 year deal for an undisclosed fee.[17] On 25 October 2025, Guðjohnsen scored his first goal for Blackburn Rovers, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory over Southampton, which was also the club's first home win of the season.[18]

International career

Andri has played with several Icelandic youth groups.[19] One of his youth international career highs was when he scored a hat trick against Germany, qualifying his team for Euro U17 2019.[5] Andri was also eligible to represent England (where he was born) and Spain (where he was raised).

On 25 January 2021, Andri was called up to the Icelandic senior national team for the first time.[20] He made his debut on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Romania, a 0–2 home loss. He substituted Albert Guðmundsson in the 79th minute.[21] He scored his first goal on 5 September 2021 against North Macedonia, 2 minutes after being substituted on in the 82nd minute.

He was part of the Iceland squad that won the 2022 Baltic Cup.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 21 4 21 4
IFK Norrköping 2022 Allsvenskan 13 1 1 0 13 1
2023 16 0 3 0 19 0
Total 29 1 4 0 32 1
Lyngby (loan) 2023–24 Danish Superliga 28 13 5 2 33 15
Gent 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 32 5 1 0 13[c] 0 46 5
2025–26 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 34 5 1 0 13 0 48 5
Blackburn Rovers 2025–26 Championship 16 6 0 0 16 6
Career total 128 25 10 2 0 0 13 0 151 27

International

As of match played 16 November 2025[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2021 6 2
2022 6 0
2023 6 3
2024 12 3
2025 9 2
Total 39 10
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[24]
List of international goals scored by Andri Guðjohnsen
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 5 September 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  North Macedonia 2–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 4 11 October 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Liechtenstein 4–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 8 January 2023 Estadio da Nora, Albufeira, Portugal  Estonia 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 15 26 March 2023 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 6–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
5. 17 16 November 2023 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia 2–4 2–4 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
6. 20 17 January 2024 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Honduras 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 28 14 October 2024 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Turkey 2–0 2–4 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
8. 30 19 November 2024 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–0 1–4 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
9. 33 6 June 2025 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 3–1 Friendly
10. 36 9 September 2025 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  France 1–0 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Iceland

References

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  2. ^ a b "Officielt: Lyngby sælger Gudjohnsen for rekordbeløb". bold.dk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Andri | delantero Juvenil B". Real Madrid C.F. (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Piñero, Alberto (25 July 2019). "Who is Andri Gudjohnsen? Ex-Barcelona star's son making waves at Real Madrid". Goal. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Andri Gudjohnsen: talento islandese classe 2002". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (4 December 2019). "Telja hann geta fetað í fótspor Eiðs Smára". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Gudjohnsen, i figli di Eidur tra Real e Spezia". Sky Sport (in Italian). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. ^ Sunderland, Tom (8 August 2018). "Real Madrid Sign Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen, Son of Ex-Barcelona Star Eidur". Bleacher Report.
  9. ^ "Andri Lucas Gudjhonsen, son of Eidur, signs for Real Madrid". as. 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Andri Lucas varð meist-ari og hreppti gullskó-inn". Íslendingavaktin (in Icelandic). 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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  18. ^ "Report: Rovers 2-1 Southampton". Blackburn Rovers FC. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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  21. ^ "Iceland v Romania game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Latvijas futbolisti Baltijas kausa finālā 'pendelēs' dramatiski piekāpjas Islandei". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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  24. ^ a b "Andri Guðjohnsen (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.